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docs: clarify that * in signatures does address conversion #4681

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docs: clarify that * in signatures does address conversion
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docs: document string address conversion
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8 changes: 6 additions & 2 deletions core/iwasm/include/wasm_export.h
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Expand Up @@ -1740,11 +1740,15 @@ wasm_table_type_get_max_size(const wasm_table_type_t table_type);
* auto check its boundary before calling the native function.
* If it is followed by '~', the checked length of the pointer
* is gotten from the following parameter, if not, the checked
* length of the pointer is 1.
* length of the pointer is 1. The runtime will also convert
* the app pointer to a native pointer, thus there is no need
* to manually call `wasm_runtime_addr_app_to_native`.
* '~': the parameter is the pointer's length with i32 type, and must
* follow after '*'
* '$': the parameter is a string (i32 in WASM), and runtime will
* auto check its boundary before calling the native function
* auto check its boundary before calling the native function.
* Like '*', the runtime will also convert the app pointer to a
* native pointer.
* @param n_native_symbols specifies the number of native symbols in the array
*
* @return true if success, false otherwise
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